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4th Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($277 USD)
access_time over 2 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I plan to build my house, I plan to do a new business, I plan to buy mattress for the house, I plan to pay my children school fees and I also plan to buy some school materials for my children.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Paying my children school fees, buying some materials for my children, buying mattress for the house and also buying zinc to build my house are all good things that give directly did for me through this transfer.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought some school materials for my children, I have paid my children school fees, I bought mattress, and I also bought Zinc to build my house.
3rd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($287 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I planned to buy two bundles of zinc, sticks, school items for my kids and start business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Givedrectly always transferring money to my mobile money account on a monthly basis according to the schedule given me. Because of the transfer money I been receiving from Givedrectly, my children are in school, I have food to eat on a daily basis and started business. I am also making preparation for my house project. I am grateful to Givedrectly.I haven't notice anything that Givedrectly has not done well.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
Upon cashing out my transfer money, I bought two bundles of zinc, paid labours to cut sticks for building of my house, bought,bookbags, shoes, copy books, uniform , pencils, and started business.
2nd Payment
Transfer Amount
42500 LRD ($299 USD)
access_time almost 3 years ago
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How is your life different than it would have been if you never received the transfer?
I plan to send my children to school, build my house, and start a new business.
In your opinion, what does GiveDirectly do well, and what does it not do well?
Give directly people really help me through this money. This money help me to live a good life because, just by changing my living condition, making my children to be in school, starting a new business and even trying to build my own house is a blessing.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I bought zinc to start building my house, I paid my children school fees, I bought some school materials for my children and I am starting a new business.
Initial Payment
Transfer Amount
40375 LRD ($273 USD)
access_time 3 years ago
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Describe the moment when you received your money. How did you feel?
Hawa, I'm very excited to be apart of this great opportunity that Give Directly afforded me as a recipient in their program.
Describe the biggest difference in your daily life since you started receiving payments from GiveDirectly.
With Give Directly support, I was able to buy a brand new mattress for the first time in my entire life. I can comfortably pay for my children school and eat three (3) times a day.
What did you spend your most recent transfer(s) on?
I was able to paid my children school fees for the hold year and buy a brand new mattress for my comfort.
Enrolled
access_time 3 years ago
What does receiving this money mean to you?
As a single parent, I have been struggling for years now just to improve the living conditions of my Children and myself because I lost their father some two years ago.
If I'm successfully enrolled in to Give Directly Cash transfer program, I plan to built a house for myself and my children as well as help pay my children school fees.
Even as we speak currently, I don't have my own place to be but living in this room that is owned by Pa. Blama Sonnie.
What is the happiest part of your day?
Since I lost my spouse some years back, I haven't experienced anything of a joy or happiness but to admit, just by hearing about Give Directly Cash transfer program today and for receiving cellphone today brings me so much joy.
What is the biggest hardship you've faced in your life?
Like I said previously, I don't have a husband so feeding my children most especially boys has been very difficult for me because I don't have any other person to help me with their up bringing.
Paying their school fees is another challenge because I have to make cassava patch and when the cassava is ready for harvest, I have it transformed in to Fufu a local food here in our community to sell as means of raising money for my children and myself.
